Individual cases can be vastly different as to where is best to live, but the default in the Maliki school is to make hijrah as far as I know. It's been a good choice for me although difficult at times. I've never known someone to regret it although I know countless who regret living in the UK, France, or the USA
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Maliki possition relies on a political interpretation of land governance that doesn't fit with the realities of the 21st century.
Only Muslim land there can be agreement on is that of the 3 Mosques (and at least one of those is occupied).